FS#28222 - [open-vm-tools-modules] vmhgfs module fails to load. Rebuild needed.

Attached to Project: Community Packages
Opened by Massimiliano Torromeo (mtorromeo) - Thursday, 02 February 2012, 09:11 GMT
Last edited by Sergej Pupykin (sergej) - Tuesday, 13 March 2012, 16:30 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Packages
Status Closed
Assigned To Sergej Pupykin (sergej)
Massimiliano Torromeo (mtorromeo)
Architecture All
Severity Low
Priority Normal
Reported Version
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 4
Private No

Details

Description:
As I already reported in #28109, open-vm-tools-modules needs a rebuild because the vmhgfs could not be loaded and the /etc/rc.d/open-vm-tools script fails to start.

Additional info:
* open-vm-tools-modules 2011.12.20-3
* linux 3.2.2-1
* kmod 4-2

Steps to reproduce:
modprobe vmhgfs
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Closed by  Sergej Pupykin (sergej)
Tuesday, 13 March 2012, 16:30 GMT
Reason for closing:  Fixed
Comment by crouse (crouse) - Thursday, 01 March 2012, 19:42 GMT
Same issues, when open-vm-tools isn't upgraded/rebuilt with every new kernel it fails.

open-vm-tools is in essence broken in the distro until it's rebuilt.

This sucks, as in it's a pita, as I'm using it ALOT. IE: More than 5 machines.

[root@archie ~]# /etc/rc.d/open-vm-tools restart
:: Stopping Open Virtual Machine Tools [FAIL]
:: Starting Open Virtual Machine Tools [BUSY] ERROR: could not insert 'vmblock': Exec format error


community/open-vm-tools 2011.12.20-2 [installed]
The Open Virtual Machine Tools (open-vm-tools) are the open source implementation of VMware Tools.
community/open-vm-tools-modules 2011.12.20-3 [installed]
kernel modules for the open source implementation of VMware Tools


core/linux 3.2.8-1 (base) [installed]
The Linux Kernel and modules
core/linux-api-headers 3.1.6-1 [installed]
Kernel headers sanitized for use in userspace
core/linux-firmware 20120227-1 [installed]
Firmware files for Linux
core/linux-headers 3.2.8-1 [installed]
Header files and scripts for building modules for linux kernel


From dmesg:
[ 3.743946] vmxnet: disagrees about version of symbol module_layout
[ 3.748857] vmxnet: disagrees about version of symbol module_layout
[ 3.980651] vmci: disagrees about version of symbol module_layout
[ 6.718384] vmblock: disagrees about version of symbol module_layout
[ 33.649761] vmblock: disagrees about version of symbol module_layout

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